Chinese government adviser warns that 2C global warming target is unrealistic | Environment | The Guardian

China's emissions unlikely to fall low enough because 2C target 'does not provide room for developing countries'

Jennifer Marohasy » Energy Targets and Australian Politics: A Note from Cohenite

In addition, most of the solar panels are imported from China. China is still expanding its fossil fuel energy network so coal power from Australia will be used to build the Chinese solar panels. There will therefore be no net saving of carbon dioxide emissions from the greater use of solar panels in Australia.

Sceptics seize on climate cooling model | George Monbiot | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Research suggesting that global temperatures may fall is being used by deniers and sceptics to dismiss the entire canon of climate science

Scoop: Carbon dioxide: “world’s best friend”

Carbon dioxide: David Bellamy says “world’s best friend”; Nick Smith says “pollutant”.

“Within days of the distinguished British environmentalist, Dr David Bellamy reminding New Zealanders that carbon dioxide is the world’s best friend, a desperate local politician has described it as a pollutant and proposes to cripple our economy with charges for its emissions.” This statement from the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition in response to the explanation by Climate Change Minister Nick Smith: “New Zealand needs an emissions trading scheme to discourage carbon pollution...” [Via Climate Realists]

Obama Lied. cap-n-trade will cost families $1761 per year - Narcissistic views on News/Politics

Not the $175 a year the White House claimed when bashing the CBO earlier this year on this subject who turned out to be right. The bonus is Obama cat and trade will shrink the economy by 1% and this is the best scenario they can dream up. Scary.